Bancolini Nylux User manual

Uniterminal Nylux
User's Guide
rev. 1.0, Marzo 2009
cod. 0000011401
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Index
General description 3
1. Description of terminal components 3
1.1 Initial use of the terminal 4
1.1.1 Main attery installation 4
1.1.2 Main attery charging 5
1.1.3 Switching on the terminal 6
1.1.4 Reset and turning off the terminal 6
1.2 Description of the key oard and it’s use 6
1.3 Description of the display 9
1.4 Insertion and removal of an SD card 9
1.5 USB/serial communication ca le connecting the terminal and PC 10
2 Using Nylux 11
2.1 Starting Nylux 11
2.2 Nylux Desktop 12
2.3 Nylux Status Bar 13
Menu Launcher 13
Menu Utilities 14
Menu Settings 14
Key oard Input 14
2.4 Nylux Utilities 15
Editor 15
System Info 15
Program Manager 17
Xterm 17
2.5 Nylux Setting 17
Date/Time Setup 17
Look and Feel 19
Network Setup 21
Panel Manager 23
Screen Setup 23
Sound Setup 24
APPENDIX A Technical specifications 25
APPENDIX B Formatting a Memory Card (SD card) 26
APPENDIX C Laser reader 27
Optimum laser reader 27
APPENDIX D Guidelines for correct attery use 30
APPENDIX E Safety provisions for class II laser use 30
Diritti d'autore e di proprietà 32
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Introduction
General description
Nylux is a professional PDA with a Linux- ased operating system (kernel 2.6.18) equipped with a 520 MHz
PXA270 processor. The following chapter descri es the terminal's components and asic information for its
initial use.
The following are specifically descri ed:
1. Battery use and charging
2. Key oard description and use
3. Description e display
4. Insertion/removal of an SD card
5. Use of the USB/serial communication ca le connecting the terminal and PC
1. Description of terminal components
Figure 1: Nylux front view
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Scanning LED
Buzzer
Display
Key oard
ON/OFF utton

Figure 2: Nylux rear view
1.1 Initial use of the terminal
Carry out the following steps for initial use :
•install the main attery in the terminal
•charge the main attery
•turn the device on using the appropriate ON/OFF utton
1.1.1 ain battery installation
To install the main attery proceed as follows:
1. Turn the fastening screw on the attery cover 90 degrees anticlockwise using the
ack part of the pen provided or any other suita le tool (see figure 1.1.a)
2. Pull the attery cover using the elastic if necessary (see figure 1.1. and 1.1.c) and
levering it with the ack side of the pen.
3. Hold the terminal in a face down position (see figure 1.1.d).
4. Insert the attery in the appropriate compartment, ensuring that the gold contacts
face towards the inside of the terminal while holding the attery la el upwards, and ensure the
attery fits into place; if the attery is inserted incorrectly, it will not fit in it's designated
compartment properly and the cover cannot e closed.
5. Close the attery cover y firstly fitting the two inserts on the lower internal part of
the cover into the appropriate guides on the casing (see figure 1.1.e), then while holding the
fastening screw with the slot in a horizontal position, fit it into it's relative opening (see figure 1.1.f),
and turn it 90 degrees clockwise using the ack part of the pen.
N.B. Proceed as descri ed a ove every time the attery is to e replaced.
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Scanning w indow
Pen
Strap
Battery cover
Data connector,
Battery charger
Audio jack
connector

Figure. 1.1.a Figure. 1.1. Figure. 1.1.c
Figure. 1.1.d Figure. 1.1.e Figure. 1.1.f
1.1.2 ain battery charging
Connect the power supply unit provided (see figure 1.1.h) to the electricity mains using the appropriate ca le.
Insert the Jack connector into it's appropriate socket marked y a white 'arrow' on the upper part of the
lateral connector compartment (see indications in figure 1.1.i and figure 1.1.l with connector inserted). To
ensure that it is charging correctly, check that the red LED, which is located on the right ehind the red glass
scanner protection panel (see figure 1.1m), is lit.
Once it has recharged, the red LED turns off and the orange LED, which is symmetrically situated to the left in
relation to the red recharge LED (see figure 1.1.m), lights up.
Figure. 1.1.h Figure. 1.1.i Figure. 1.1.l
Figure. 1.1.m
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Recharge LED
Recharge finish LED

N.B. When the USB/serial communication ca le is connected to the USB interface of a PC that is running (see
su sequent section 1.5), the terminal attery is charged via the PC (max. 500mA); if the terminal is turned
off, all power is used to charge the attery (charge time is however much longer compared to that when using
the a ove mentioned power supply unit provided); if the terminal is running, the system is powered via the
PC and any residual energy is used to charge the attery: in this event, attery charge is maintained and this
is not an actual recharge.
1.1.3 Switching on the terminal
Once the attery is inserted and charged, the terminal can e started up.
To do so, hold the ON/OFF utton pressed for at least 8 seconds until the red LED on the left of the terminal
head does not light up (see figure 1.1.n); consequently, release the ON/OFF utton: the so-called oot-strap
procedure will start and the LED turns orange during oot loader execution, after which the actual operating
system starts up, the display lights up, the 'Nylux' logo appears and the orange LED simultaneously turns off;
after a few seconds the start up procedure is completed.
1.1.4 Reset and turning off the terminal
Press and hold the ON/OFF utton down to turn the terminal off. The display darkens after approximately 4
seconds and the LED on the terminal head turns red: this indicates that the device is resetting:
If at this point the ON/OFF utton is released, the terminal will again perform the entire start-up sequence as
a ove descri ed; on the other hand, y continuing to hold down the ON/OFF utton until the red LED turns
off, the terminal will close down entirely.
Figure 1.1.n
1.2 Description of the keyboard and it’s use
The Nylux key oard is altogether composed of 30 keys, many of which are multifunctional: this means that
each physical key can mean different things depending on the mode of the key oard. The key oard is
specifically composed as follows:
•13 alphanumeric keys
•3 function keys to remap the meaning of each multifunction key
•4 cursor keys
•6 mono-function keys: 'ESC', Backspace, 'ENTER', 'Ctrl', 'Alt' and 'TAB'
•1 key to manage display acklighting
•1 ‘SCAN’ key
•1 info key
•1 ON/OFF – reset key (see section 1.1.4).
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LED sw itch-on status

Once the attery cover has een removed (see figure 1.4.a and 1.4. ), insert the SD card with its gold
contacts facing downwards (see figure 1.4.c) into the relative slot located etween the attery and the
key oard finally, push carefully the card into the terminal using a finger (see figure 1.4.d) until the locking
spring clicks, then close the attery cover (see figure 1.4.e and 1.4.f).
Refer to the relative Appendix B for instructions on formatting the SD card.
Figure. 1.4.a Figure. 1.4. Figure. 1.4.c
Figure. 1.4.d Figure. 1.4.e Figure. 1.4.f
1.5 USB/serial communication cable connecting the terminal and PC
The terminal is equipped with a communication ca le (see figure 1.5.a), which serves for the transfer of data
from/to a PC via the RS232-C serial interface or USB.
Connect the single end part (rectangular ‘male’ micro-connector) of the ca le to the ‘female’ data connector
situated in the centre of the connector compartment and on the left side of the terminal (see figure 1.5.e and
1.5.c); connect the other end to a standard serial connector RS232 and/or USB of a PC.
Data can e exchanged to and from the PC using appropriate programs.
As previously explained in section ‘1.1.2 Recharging’, when the ca le is connected to the USB interface of a
running computer, the terminal attery is recharged via the PC (max 500mA). If the terminal is on, the
system is powered y the PC, thus maintaining attery charge.
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Data connector

2 Using Nylux
2.1 Starting Nylux
As previously explained in section 1.1.3, press and hold down the ON/OFF utton until the red LED on the left
a ove the terminal display lights up. At the start-up of Nylux, a splash screen appears showing the different
oot phases (Kernel Start-up, Server X and Windows Manager).
Nylux Boot : splash screen during the Windows
Once terminated the oot procedure, which lasts approximately one minute with standard configuration,
Desktop and Status Bar appear.
Nylux Desktop and Status Bar
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desktop: utilities
desktop: settings
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Click the utton on Menu Launcher to:
●Access Desktop
●Access and launch configuration programs
●Access and launch utility programs
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enu Utilities
enu Settings
Keyboard Input
Click the “Key oard Input” icon in the Status Bar to visualize/hide the virtual key oard. Use of the virtual
key oard ena les to write information in the currently active programs. The virtual key oard provided y
Nylux has three different layout modes: alpha numeric and function. The different layout modes are easily
visi le y clicking on the keys to visualize the alpha et key oard, to visualize the numeric
key oard and to visualize the function key oard.
Key oard: Alpha etic layout
Key oard : Numeric layout
Key oard : Function layout
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Using the Menu Launcher utton, click on Utilities to access and launch
utility programs. The programs made availa le y Nylux are show n in the
Utilities Menu and can e launched y clicking on the relative icon.
Using the Menu Launcher utton, click on Settings to access and launch
Nylux configuration programs. The programs made availa le y Nylux are
show n in the Settings Menu and can e launched y clicking on the
relative icon.

System: information related to the Kernel version installed
Hardware : information related to hardware resources
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Battery : information related to attery charge status
Storage : information related to used and free system memory
System : information related to network interfaces status
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To set the System date, click on the icon related to the Calendar and use the arrows to move to the required
month/year. Once selected, click on the required day as shown in the figure elow.
To set System time, click on the arrows related to hours/minutes and select the required value.
An additional option ena les to set the System clock directly through the network if Nylux is connected to it.
Before carrying out this operation, ensure that the correct time zone (Time zone) has een set.
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Note: Click on the clock icon and perform a complete rotation around the visualized clock to change to the
12-24 hour range.
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In the Theme ta , the theme can e changed y choosing the one required from the list. It is also possi le to
regulate the size of icons on Desktop choosing pixel sizes from 16 to 64. Finally, if supported y the theme,
it is possi le to activate visual effects y selecting the check- ox under Visual Effects.
Background
The default settings for the previously selected theme can e changed in the Background ta . Una le the
check- ox relative to Theme Default to disa le such settings.
Functions:
1. Solid Colour-Select a solid colour to achieve a uniform ackground. Click the relative Colour utton to
change colour and select the one required.
2. Colour Gradient-Select a colour gradient to fill in the ackground with a colour shade. This shade will
go from the solid colour selected with the Solid Colour utton, to the gradient value selected. Click
the relative Colour uttons to change and select the colours required.
It is also possi le to choose the gradient direction:
1. Horizontal : from left to right
2. Vertical : from a ove to elow
Finally, it is possi le to choose a ackground image y selecting Image and using the relative Open utton to
identify the complete path of the image file to e viewed. The image can e positioned in the ackground
centrally (Center), can tile the ackground (Tile) or can e stretched to completely fill the ackground
(Stretch).
Toolbars
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